The theft was discovered about 6:15 p.m. Monday in the Library Lot in downtown Ann Arbor. The windshield of the Saab 93 was completely smashed in and the Canon 60D that was in the car was taken.

The vehicle and camera belong to Ben Freed, a reporter at The Ann Arbor News.

Freed said he parked his vehicle in the lot about 9:30 p.m. Sunday and discovered the damaged windshield when he returned to his vehicle Monday evening. He said the camera, valued at about $1,200, and cash were the only items stolen from the vehicle.

Officers responded to the garage to investigate the incident. Damage was discovered on the passenger side window and a neighboring vehicle.

Freed said he believes the thief tried to use a rock to break through that window and it bounced off, damaging the car in the neighboring spot.

The thief was apparently injured during the incident — Freed said there was blood in the car and police took samples to be analyzed in hopes of developing a suspect.

Police officials said Tuesday morning the incident was still under investigation and no suspect description was available. The case could be assigned to a detective later on Tuesday, according to police.

Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Ann Arbor police anonymous tip line at 734-794-6939 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.